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- 'Perfect crema system' for great-tasting coffee with a delicious crema layer
- Rotating steamer for easy and fast milk frothing
- Can be used with either ground coffee or coffee pods
- Make professional quality espressos, lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, mochas, hot chocolates and even frappuccinos at home
- Stylish, compact machine looks great in any kitchen
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Product Description
Product Description
Cubika Plus: Compact Yet Efficient
The Gaggia Espresso Cubika Plus coffee machine features a 'perfect crema system' in its filter holder to help deliver a great-tasting espresso with a professional crema layer.
Why choose a Gaggia Cubika Plus espresso maker?
Ground coffee or coffee pods
Gaggia’s manual machines come with coffee filters for one and two cups of ground coffee, and a special filter for ESE (easy serve espresso) pods. This provides a choice between the quality of freshly ground coffee or the convenience of easy serve pods should you need your coffee on the go.
Rotating steamer
The panarello steamer attachment rotates for easy access to froth milk in seconds. This allows you to perfect your frothing technique and make great cappuccinos and lattes while also having the versatility to be able to deliver hot water for tea and other hot drinks.
Perfect crema system
The Cubika Plus filter holder is supplied with an extra pressure chamber. This helps to ensure your espresso is served with a perfect crema layer, every time.
What drinks can I make?
With the Gaggia Cubika Plus machine, you can make all your favourite coffee shop drinks including: cappuccino, latte, espresso, caffe mocha, macchiato, caffe americano and even frappuccino. The steamer can be used separately to make thick, frothy drinks like hot chocolate or to boil water for drinks such as tea.
What makes the Gaggia brand special?
Gaggia is a company deeply rooted in Italian espresso heritage. Yet its coffee machines have evolved over the decades, from the original pressure-generating, lever-activated piston, to the latest fully-automated, bean-to-cup technology which, at the touch of a button, grinds, brews and dispenses a delicious cup of espresso. However you prefer to brew your coffee--whether you want the simplicity of bean-to-cup or crave domestic barista status--there is a Gaggia machine for you.
History
In 1938, Achille Gaggia filed patent no. 365726, an ingenious invention which saw steam pressure applied to ground coffee, so that the water forced through the coffee extracted all its flavours and aromas to create a rich foam crema layer. However, the real revolution came 10 years later when Achille filed a new patent, for a lever-operated piston machine incorporating a spring. This spring provided additional pressure, and this pressure forced water through the coffee in a shorter time, producing a short black espresso in just 15 seconds.
In the 1950s, Gaggia found fame in the trendy coffee bars of Rome and Milan, and most notably in London’s prominent Sirocci in Soho. These coffee bars soon became icons of the '50s lifestyle. With the launch of Baby Gaggia in 1977, the company began producing domestic espresso machines, making the professional values inherent in Gaggia’s commercial machines widely available for use in the home.
Product Description
Cubika Plus: Compact Yet Efficient. The Gaggia Espresso Cubika Plus coffee machine features a 'perfect crema system' in its filter holder to help deliver a great-tasting espresso with a professional crema layer. Why choose a Gaggia Cubika Plus espresso maker? Ground coffee or coffee pods. Gaggia's manual machines come with coffee filters for one and two cups of ground coffee, and a special filter for ESE (easy serve espresso) pods. This provides a choice between the quality of freshly ground coffee or the convenience of easy serve pods should you need your coffee on the go. Rotating steamer. The panarello steamer attachment rotates for easy access to froth milk in seconds. This allows you to perfect your frothing technique and make great cappuccinos and lattes while also having the versatility to be able to deliver hot water for tea and other hot drinks.
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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I've wanted an Espresso machine for ages but I've always been put off by the rickety plastic feel of most machines in my price range. The Cubix Plus is one of Gaggia's entry-level models but it has a solid and sturdy feel thanks to the metal plate that forms the main body. Admittedly the water tank and drip tray feel a bit plasticky by comparison, but once they're in place you don't really notice this. I like the utilitarian styling too, looking like a miniaturised version of Gaggia's big café machines, and the footprint it requires on your worktop isn't much more than the average kettle. The water tank is surprisingly big too, holding 2.5 litres, some comparable machines only hold half this amount.
Making a delicious Espresso is quick and easy, quicker than boiling a kettle and making instant once you get the hang of it. Making the perfect Cappuccino takes a bit more technique and skill but it's fun trying and you can always drink your experiments. The only included accessory is a coffee measuring spoon so you might want to budget for a couple of basic items, if you don't already have them. Espresso cups or glasses to catch the coffee are the most obvious essential, but a stainless steel jug to froth your milk in would be a worthwhile purchase too. Note that the 'Pannarello' steam spout has been designed to tuck neatly under the ledge when not in use and it makes for a slightly awkward design. It's only really usable when you spin it round to the front of the machine, it doesn't project far enough beyond the ledge at any other position, and even at the front there isn't a lot of room for manoeuvre. It might be best to choose a smaller size of jug to use with the steam spout, maybe no more than 0.5 litre capacity.
Gaggia also include an alternative coffee filter and adaptor for the Portafilter so you can use ESE coffee pods. I haven't tried this yet, but it would make the process slightly less messy since you wouldn't have to deal with loose coffee grounds, but there's a somewhat limited range of coffees available in ESE pods.
All together it's a great little machine, the awkwardly positioned steam spout is slightly annoying but the general sturdiness of the machine and Gaggia's expertise make up for it. Recommended.
Making a delicious Espresso is quick and easy, quicker than boiling a kettle and making instant once you get the hang of it. Making the perfect Cappuccino takes a bit more technique and skill but it's fun trying and you can always drink your experiments. The only included accessory is a coffee measuring spoon so you might want to budget for a couple of basic items, if you don't already have them. Espresso cups or glasses to catch the coffee are the most obvious essential, but a stainless steel jug to froth your milk in would be a worthwhile purchase too. Note that the 'Pannarello' steam spout has been designed to tuck neatly under the ledge when not in use and it makes for a slightly awkward design. It's only really usable when you spin it round to the front of the machine, it doesn't project far enough beyond the ledge at any other position, and even at the front there isn't a lot of room for manoeuvre. It might be best to choose a smaller size of jug to use with the steam spout, maybe no more than 0.5 litre capacity.
Gaggia also include an alternative coffee filter and adaptor for the Portafilter so you can use ESE coffee pods. I haven't tried this yet, but it would make the process slightly less messy since you wouldn't have to deal with loose coffee grounds, but there's a somewhat limited range of coffees available in ESE pods.
All together it's a great little machine, the awkwardly positioned steam spout is slightly annoying but the general sturdiness of the machine and Gaggia's expertise make up for it. Recommended.
77 of 78 people found the following review helpful
I got one of these machines as a gift at Christmas. Great coffee until March (3 months) when it just suddenly died. No indicators, nothing. Just a complete failure to respond.
Given that Gaggia is generally thought of as a good brand, I assumed this was just unlucky and accepted a replacement.
Six months later, in September, it died in exactly the same way. No indication of what was wrong, just a complete failure to respond.
Needless to say I won't be risking another one. I've taken a refund and will be looking for an alternative!!
It has rather reduced my faith in Gaggia.
UPDATE: Thanks to reading another review on here I have given this machine another chance and am now on my 3rd. I decided to do this as I had enjoyed the coffee when the previous machines worked. The thing I learned was about a bit of apparent stupidity in the machine design.
The machine will cut out if left switched on for any moderate length of time with the steam button depressed. This seems to be a safety cut-out feature and is no bad thing in itself.
What is daft, is that there is a reset button that is not mentioned in any of the instructions and is actually inside the machine, so that some dismantling is required to operate it. It isn't actually that difficult.
Just remove the top plate by undoing the two screws that hold it (the obvious warnings about unplugging first and your level of expertise and confidence in dismantling anything apply - as well as the fact it probably invalidates your guarantee!). Once the plate has been lifted off you will see a small switch on the wiring block between the two brown (live) wire connections. Simply press this, reassemble, plug in and, bingo, the machine works again. Why Gaggia (now Philips) make the reset so hard to access is beyond me. Many people, like me, must have returned machines in despair when it was actually unnecessary. Surely not good for their reputation!
Anyway, I'm back to drinking decent coffee, will be more careful with the steam button and will know in future what to do if it does cut out.
UPDATE2: Now that I know what to watch out for, I've had no problems with my 3rd machine after 6 months and have continued to enjoy decent coffee. I have therefore upgraded my star rating from an initial 1 star to 3. If it wasn't for the issue of a lack of warning about leaving the steam button in and the reset switch being hard to access I'd have given it 4 stars.
Given that Gaggia is generally thought of as a good brand, I assumed this was just unlucky and accepted a replacement.
Six months later, in September, it died in exactly the same way. No indication of what was wrong, just a complete failure to respond.
Needless to say I won't be risking another one. I've taken a refund and will be looking for an alternative!!
It has rather reduced my faith in Gaggia.
UPDATE: Thanks to reading another review on here I have given this machine another chance and am now on my 3rd. I decided to do this as I had enjoyed the coffee when the previous machines worked. The thing I learned was about a bit of apparent stupidity in the machine design.
The machine will cut out if left switched on for any moderate length of time with the steam button depressed. This seems to be a safety cut-out feature and is no bad thing in itself.
What is daft, is that there is a reset button that is not mentioned in any of the instructions and is actually inside the machine, so that some dismantling is required to operate it. It isn't actually that difficult.
Just remove the top plate by undoing the two screws that hold it (the obvious warnings about unplugging first and your level of expertise and confidence in dismantling anything apply - as well as the fact it probably invalidates your guarantee!). Once the plate has been lifted off you will see a small switch on the wiring block between the two brown (live) wire connections. Simply press this, reassemble, plug in and, bingo, the machine works again. Why Gaggia (now Philips) make the reset so hard to access is beyond me. Many people, like me, must have returned machines in despair when it was actually unnecessary. Surely not good for their reputation!
Anyway, I'm back to drinking decent coffee, will be more careful with the steam button and will know in future what to do if it does cut out.
UPDATE2: Now that I know what to watch out for, I've had no problems with my 3rd machine after 6 months and have continued to enjoy decent coffee. I have therefore upgraded my star rating from an initial 1 star to 3. If it wasn't for the issue of a lack of warning about leaving the steam button in and the reset switch being hard to access I'd have given it 4 stars.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
After being dissapointed with several so called espresso machines, made by a number of different manufacturers, I finally bit the bullet & forked out for a more expensive option. Brilliant, knocks spots off of all the others I've had - better coffee, more consistent output, easier operation, less mess, bigger water tank, less noisy.
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good value
good value for money used loads of times, did stop working within the week but read other reviews and seen that it was a well known problem so fixed it and its worked great since
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Published 11 days ago by bazward
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Published 27 days ago by Mr OC
Love it!
My friend already had the same machine, so I knew it was a good buy, but I have to say I love it. It heats up so quickly - it literally mean you can have a quick coffee before... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alison
Wish I'd bought one earlier
I'd been contemplating buying a machine for a while and having seen this at a well-known high street store, thought I'd check the reviews on-line. Then I took the plunge. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ahem
Frustrated
It seems that small espresso machines are highly prone to unreliability and quality problems.
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Published 2 months ago by Joe Blogger
Great coffee maker, great price, snap it up.
I am chuffed to bits with my new machine. It is very rare for a gadget to fill me with any kind of glee as there always seems to be some kind of mitigating factor that makes it not... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Colin
Good machine but so so coffee... froth rather than crema and not...
OK I love my espresso, no milk, no sugar. I have had a Francis Francis X1 for 5+ years but it died and service is non existent and the reviews of the redesigned product are not... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nobble
Good cup of coffee but...
Having never owned an espresso maker I got this machine as a Christmas present from my husband. He had assumed that the cups shown on the box were included but this was not the... Read more
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